Woodard leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Woodard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodard, ~37% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodard leans more Democratic than 34 of 45 neighbors.
Woodard runs about 21 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Woodard is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Woodard leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Woodard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 72% of residents in Woodard are Black or African American, about 54 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Woodard have never been married, above 95% of cities. Woodard runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Woodard, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodard looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodard is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ellis Store, NC D+17
- Windsor, NC D+23
- Jamesville, NC R+31
- Plymouth, NC D+22
- Quitsna, NC D+54
- Todds Crossroads, NC R+25
- Merry Hill, NC R+3
- Williamston, NC R+6
- Davenport Forks, NC R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crafton, TX R+76
- McGehees Mill, NC R+29
- Dermont, KY R+54
- Robyville, ME R+32
- Blenheim, SC R+36
- Curdsville, VA R+27
- Dupree, AL R+77
- Dustin, OK R+61
- Roscoe, PA R+25
- Lake Brownwood, TX R+78
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.